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Zoo
Moscow zoo is the most ancient and the biggest zoo of our country. The metropolitan zoological garden was founded in 1864. Nowadays its animal collection accounts for more than 8 000 specimens of 1001 species.
Moscow zoo is situated on two territories and the passage is made through the gallery. After the reconstruction there was opened a unique “Exotarrium” which consists of the section for sea aquaria and new sections “Birds’ house”, “Night World”, “Heat-loving hoofed mammals”, “Heat-loving cats”, “Web-footed mammals”, “Subhuman primates”, “Indonesian Fauna”.
Little visitors are welcomed at the special “Children’s park” and children’s theatre “Tik-tak”.
With questions for your experts and information of home animal husbandry please visit the website of zoo.
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Address: B. Gruzinskaya, 1.
m. Krasnopresnenskaya, Barricadnaya.
Tel.: +7 (499) 252-3580, (499) 255-5375, (499) 255-6034.
www.moscowzoo.ru
Work hours: 10.00 — 17.00 (Tuesday — Sunday), opened till 16.00.
Ticket price 150 rub., Children under 18 years — free.
Entrance to the “Exotarrium” is paid separatly.
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* There was used A. Avalov picture from the web-site of Moscow Zoo
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